valedictory

A. The word is valedictory [val-i-dik-tuh-ree]
-Nick T.
B. The valedictorian made a valedictory speech to the rest of their class.

C.
Source: "valedictory." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 12 Jan. 2007. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/valedictory>

val·e·dic·to·ry adjective, noun, plural -ries.
–adjective

1.	bidding good-bye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech.
2.	of or pertaining to an occasion of leave-taking: a valedictory ceremony.

–noun

3.	an address or oration delivered at the commencement exercises of a college or school on behalf of the graduating class.
4.	any farewell address or oration.

Dan W.

E. Synonyms:
exaugural, farewell, valediction, valedictory address (rhymezone.com)
Antonyms:
welcoming (answers.com)
- Amber Z.

G. In the movie Legally Blonde, Elle (Reese Witherspoon) is the valedictorian at Harvard Law School. She gives a valedictory speech to her fellow classmates as they bid farwell and start their lives in the real world. * ashley c